Incoming Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has said his side will hold the President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo and his government accountable when they assume office from January 7, 2017.<\/p>\n
He said they\u00a0will ensure a thorough scrutiny of all policies and programmes of the incoming government to ensure an effective governance system.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”tnSsYbadsZSo2oh93b3N0xPDu3logc5e”]Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong> on Thursday, January 5, Haruna Iddrisu said the Minority in the next Parliament, will ultimately carry out actions that will inure to the benefit of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will hold the President Nana Akufo-Addo, his policies, and his actions accountable to the words and pledges that he made to Ghanaians, and we will endeavor to deepen good governance in the country and to seek to improve the quality of life of Ghanaians by actions and policy decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n He noted that, although New Patriotic Party has a majority advantage in Parliament, his side will not be run down by their decisions.<\/p>\n \u201cThey may have a majority and nobody disputes that; but we will make our presence is felt and we will provide policy options and policy questions, and we will show superiority in terms of ideas and how better we craft the things they say,\u201d Mr. Iddrisu said.<\/p>\n